"Well, what's got into you?" (Police Officer, Chorus)
Oratorio Society of Washington · Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus · Mstislav Rostropovich · Washington Choral Arts Society · National Symphony Orchestra
"Who are you abandoning us to, father?" (Chorus)
Oratorio Society of Washington · Washington Choral Arts Society · Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus · Mstislav Rostropovich · National Symphony Orchestra
"Orthodox people! The boyar is implacable ... Glory be to Thee, Most High Creator, on Earth!" (Shchelkalov, Chorus)
Mstislav Rostropovich · Washington Choral Arts Society · Lajos Miller · Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus · Oratorio Society of Washington · National Symphony Orchestra
"Did you hear what the godly people said?" (Mityukha, Police Officer, Chorus)
Mstislav Rostropovich · Oratorio Society of Washington · Washington Choral Arts Society · Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus · National Symphony Orchestra
"Long live Tsar Boris Fyodorovich!" (Shuisky, Chorus)
Washington Choral Arts Society · Kenneth Riegel · Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus · Oratorio Society of Washington · Mstislav Rostropovich · National Symphony Orchestra
"My soul grieves!" (Boris, Shuisky, Chorus)
Mstislav Rostropovich · Washington Choral Arts Society · Oratorio Society of Washington · Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus · Ruggero Raimondi · Kenneth Riegel · National Symphony Orchestra
"Strong and just Lord" (Chorus, Grigory, Pimen)
Mstislav Rostropovich · Oratorio Society of Washington · Paul Plishka · Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus · Vyacheslav Polozov · Washington Choral Arts Society · National Symphony Orchestra
"You have been writing all the time" (Grigory, Pimen)
National Symphony Orchestra · Paul Plishka · Vyacheslav Polozov · Mstislav Rostropovich
"Oh, I remember! ... Then I was sent to Uglich" (Pimen, Grigory)
Paul Plishka · Vyacheslav Polozov · Mstislav Rostropovich · National Symphony Orchestra
"They are ringing for matins ... Boris! Everyone trembles before you" (Chorus, Pimen, Grigory)
Oratorio Society of Washington · Paul Plishka · Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus · Vyacheslav Polozov · Washington Choral Arts Society · Mstislav Rostropovich · National Symphony Orchestra
"I've caught a smoky-blue drake" (Hostess)
"Christian folk, honest, godly folk" (Varlaam, Missail, Grigory, Hostess)
Vyacheslav Polozov · National Symphony Orchestra · Romuald Tesarowicz · Mstislav Rostropovich · Misha Raitzin · Galina Vishnevskaya
"Oh, in the town of Kazan" (Varlaam)
Mstislav Rostropovich · National Symphony Orchestra · Romuald Tesarowicz
"Counsel!" (Varlaam, Grigory, Hostess)
Mstislav Rostropovich · Vyacheslav Polozov · Galina Vishnevskaya · National Symphony Orchestra · Romuald Tesarowicz
"Who are you? ... Humble fathers, honest monks" (Police Officer, Varlaam, Missail, Grigory, Hostess)
Misha Raitzin · Mstislav Rostropovich · Romuald Tesarowicz · Vyacheslav Polozov · Galina Vishnevskaya · Stefan Szkafarowsky · National Symphony Orchestra
"What are you doing! Accursed rogues!" (Varlaam, Missail, Police Officer)
Romuald Tesarowicz · Misha Raitzin · Stefan Szkafarowsky · National Symphony Orchestra · Mstislav Rostropovich
"Where are you, my betrothed" (Xenia, Fyodor)
Catherine Dubosc · Matthew Adam Fish · Mstislav Rostropovich · National Symphony Orchestra
"Oh, that will do, my dear Tsarevna! ... A gnat was chopping wood" (Nurse)
Mira Zakai · National Symphony Orchestra · Mstislav Rostropovich
"Oh, nurse, dear nurse, what a story to tell! ... Clapping game" (Nurse, Fyodor)
Matthew Adam Fish · Mira Zakai · Mstislav Rostropovich · National Symphony Orchestra
"What's happening?" (Fyodor, Boris, Xenia)
Catherine Dubosc · Matthew Adam Fish · Mstislav Rostropovich · Ruggero Raimondi · National Symphony Orchestra
"How splendid, my son!" (Boris)
"Hey, shoo, shoo! ... What's going on?" (Nurse, Boris, Boyar, Fyodor)
Matthew Adam Fish · Mstislav Rostropovich · Mira Zakai · Ruggero Raimondi · Thomas Booth · National Symphony Orchestra
"It's all our parrot's fault" (Fyodor, Boris)
Ruggero Raimondi · Mstislav Rostropovich · Matthew Adam Fish · National Symphony Orchestra
"My son, my very own child!" (Boris, Shuisky, Fyodor)
Kenneth Riegel · Ruggero Raimondi · Matthew Adam Fish · National Symphony Orchestra · Mstislav Rostropovich
"No, I cannot ... I cannot, my child! Tsarevich, obey!" (Boris, Shuisky)
"Why, you do not believe me?" (Shuisky)
"Enough! Oh, I can hardly breathe!" (Boris)
"On the azure Vistula under a shady willow" (Chorus, Marina)
Washington Choral Arts Society · Mstislav Rostropovich · National Symphony Orchestra · Oratorio Society of Washington · Galina Vishnevskaya · Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus
"Enough! ... The beautiful lady is grateful" (Marina)
"I do not need you today, Rusya" (Marina)
"Ah! ... Oh, it is you, my father!" (Marina, Rangoni)
Galina Vishnevskaya · Nikita Storozhev · National Symphony Orchestra · Mstislav Rostropovich
"At midnight ... in the garden ... by the fountain ... " (Dmitry the Pretender, Rangoni)
Vyacheslav Polozov · Mstislav Rostropovich · National Symphony Orchestra · Nikita Storozhev
"Think again, Tsarevich ... And quickly we shall capture the domain of Muscovy!" (Rangoni, Marina, Chorus)
Washington Choral Arts Society · Mstislav Rostropovich · Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus · Oratorio Society of Washington · Galina Vishnevskaya · Nikita Storozhev · National Symphony Orchestra
"It is her! Marina!" (Marina, Dmitry the Pretender)
Mstislav Rostropovich · Vyacheslav Polozov · Galina Vishnevskaya · National Symphony Orchestra
"Well, is the mass over?" (Chorus, Mityukha)
Richard Cowan · Oratorio Society of Washington · Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus · Washington Choral Arts Society · Mstislav Rostropovich · National Symphony Orchestra
"Trrr, trrr, trrr" (Chorus, Simpleton)
Oratorio Society of Washington · Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus · National Symphony Orchestra · Mstislav Rostropovich · Washington Choral Arts Society · Nicolai Gedda
"Ah! Ah! They've offended God's Fool!" (Simpleton, Boris, Shuisky, Chorus)
Washington Choral Arts Society · Nicolai Gedda · Kenneth Riegel · Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus · Ruggero Raimondi · Oratorio Society of Washington · National Symphony Orchestra · Mstislav Rostropovich
"Most honorable boyars!" (Shchelkalov)
"Well? Let us pass sentence, boyars" (Chorus, Shuisky)
Mstislav Rostropovich · National Symphony Orchestra · Washington Choral Arts Society · Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus · Oratorio Society of Washington · Kenneth Riegel
"Oh, what are you saying, boyars!" (Shuisky, Chorus)
Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus · Washington Choral Arts Society · Kenneth Riegel · Mstislav Rostropovich · National Symphony Orchestra · Oratorio Society of Washington
"Keep away! Away!" (Boris, Shuisky, Chorus)
Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus · Mstislav Rostropovich · Ruggero Raimondi · Washington Choral Arts Society · Kenneth Riegel · National Symphony Orchestra · Oratorio Society of Washington
"Gracious Sovereign! ... My story will be simple and short" (Shuisky, Boris, Pimen)
"Oh, I can't breathe! ... Lord! Lord! Look down, I beseech Thee" (Boris)
"Weep, weep, people" (Chorus, Boris, Fyodor)
Oratorio Society of Washington · Ruggero Raimondi · Washington Choral Arts Society · Matthew Adam Fish · Mstislav Rostropovich · Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus · National Symphony Orchestra
"Down here! Sit down on the stump" (Chorus)
Oratorio Society of Washington · Washington Choral Arts Society · National Symphony Orchestra · Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus · Mstislav Rostropovich
"Trrr ... Iron cap, Iron cap" (Chorus, Simpleton)
Mstislav Rostropovich · Washington Choral Arts Society · Nicolai Gedda · Oratorio Society of Washington · Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus · National Symphony Orchestra
"The sun and moon have grown dim" (Missail, Varlaam, Chorus)
National Symphony Orchestra · Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus · Misha Raitzin · Oratorio Society of Washington · Washington Choral Arts Society · Romuald Tesarowicz · Mstislav Rostropovich
"Come away! Youthful vigour has run wild" (Chorus, Varlaam, Missail)
Mstislav Rostropovich · Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus · Oratorio Society of Washington · Romuald Tesarowicz · Misha Raitzin · Washington Choral Arts Society · National Symphony Orchestra
"Domine, Domine, salvum fac" (Lavitsky, Chernikovsky, Chorus)
Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus · Oratorio Society of Washington · Jacques Trigeau · Mstislav Rostropovich · Michel Pastor · Washington Choral Arts Society · National Symphony Orchestra
"What the deuce brings them here?" (Chorus, Missail, Varlaam, Lavitsky, Chernikovsky, Dmitry the Pretender, Krushchov, Simpleton)
Thomas Booth · Jacques Trigeau · Washington Choral Arts Society · Nicolai Gedda · Mstislav Rostropovich · Michel Pastor · Misha Raitzin · Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus · Vyacheslav Polozov · Romuald Tesarowicz · National Symphony Orchestra · Oratorio Society of Washington